Storm Barra To Bring High Winds And Snow

As thousands of homes STILL without power after Arwen

- Emily Braeger

BRITAIN is due for a 70mph arctic blizzard this week – as people fight to get over the last storm battering.

The fresh warning came as thousands of homes were still without power nine days after Storm Arwen yesterday.

Barra – the second named storm of this winter – will bring strong winds and freezing temperatures as low as -11C.

Yellow warnings have been issued across much of the country from 9am on Tuesday.

The Met Office also warned that public transport could be disrupted and coastal communities at risk.

A Met Office spokesman said: “A deep area of low pressure moving in from the Atlantic is likely to bring high winds to many parts of the UK.

“Strong winds will arrive in the west through Tuesday morning, spreading inland and reaching eastern areas through the afternoon and early evening.

“Gusts of 45-50mph are expected widely, with 60-70mph in exposed coastal locations.”

Operational meteorologist at the Met Office Dan Stroud also predicted that a blanket of snow will cover Scotland, the north of England and parts of Wales.

He said: “Snowfall is likely to be largely over high ground, although we may see some snow at lower levels.”